fannypack Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 As stated in the title, I need to crop an image layer without rasterizing the layer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polygonius Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 This will be default in upcoming 1.7, try the beta! fannypack 1 Quote OSX 12.5 / iMac Retina 27" / Radeon Pro 580X / Metall: on! --- WWG1WGA WW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, fannypack said: As stated in the title, I need to crop an image layer without rasterizing the layer It depends on what software you are using. You can't actually crop it, but you can mask it or clip it. In Designer, you can use the Vector Crop Tool. Just drag the edges and that will crop (technically mask) the placed image. In Photo, there is no crop tool. The easiest way is to place a rectangle over the image (the rectangle must have a fill colour). Right click on the rectangle layer and choose 'Mask to Below'. That is pretty much the same as what the Vector Crop Tool does. The other option is to place the image inside a clipping rectangle. That 'clips' the image inside the shape. All you need to do is draw a rectangle, then drag the image to the clipping position of the shape, which is at the bottom below the layer name. Not over the layer thumbnail!. You can do that in both programs. fannypack 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fannypack Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thanks for the responses, glad to know it's a planned feature. "Mask to below" works like a charm for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 23 hours ago, toltec said: In Photo, there is no crop tool. What is the tool that I have been using for ages in Photo, with the two crossed right angles? If it isn't a crop tool, then it certainly behaves like one. John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 minute ago, John Rostron said: What is the tool that I have been using for ages in Photo, with the two crossed right angles? If it isn't a crop tool, tgen it certainly behaves like one. John On 12/1/2018 at 8:26 AM, fannypack said: As stated in the title, I need to crop an image layer without rasterizing the layer OK, maybe I should have said there is no Crop Tool for cropping image layers, Good grief John Rostron 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 minute ago, toltec said: OK, maybe I should have said there is no Crop Tool for cropping image layers, Good grief Pardon my combination of ignorance and inattention. I had not registered the word 'image' as being the alternative to 'pixel' when referring to layers. I was unaware that the crop tool did not work on image layers, never having tried it. Good grief indeed. John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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